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On Saturday, the human rights chief at the United Nations (UN), Michelle Bachelet, said that the potential extradition of whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for the rights of future whistleblowers and investigative journalists. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency supporters have continued to donate to Assange and his legal battle as Wikileaks has amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto assets since Assange has been held captive in London from 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UN Human Rights Chief Says the United States Attempt to Extradite Assange \u2018Raises Concerns Relating to Media Freedom\u2019<\/h2>\n

The United States would like to see Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, extradited to the U.S. for leaking classified information provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. When Wikileaks published the video \u201cCollateral Murder,\u201d the Afghanistan war logs, the Iraq war logs, and Cablegate, the U.S. government launched a full-scale criminal investigation against Assange. When the federal authorities unsealed an indictment against Assange, the complaints stemmed from the leaks provided by Manning. Assange is being accused of violating the Espionage Act of 1917.<\/p>\n

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Assange joins a slew of others who have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 including Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman, Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden. While Assange was granted asylum by Ecuador in 2012, seven years later on April 11, 2019, he was dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and has been fighting U.S. extradition ever since. This week, Michelle Bachelet, the UN\u2019s human rights chief, has voiced concerns<\/a> over extraditing Assange to the United States.<\/p>\n

While meeting with Assange\u2019s wife and attorneys, Bachelet said:<\/p>\n

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The potential extradition and prosecution of Mr. Assange raises concerns relating to media freedom and a possible chilling effect on investigative journalism and on the activities of whistleblowers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One of Assange\u2019s lawyers, Jennifer Robinson, told the press that the case will be forwarded to the European Court of Human Rights. Assange\u2019s lawyers contest that the Wikileaks founder is being \u201cprosecuted and punished for his political opinions.\u201d Following Bachelet\u2019s initial comments, the UN human rights chief said her office will be monitoring the whistleblower\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these circumstances, I would like to emphasize the importance of ensuring respect [for] Mr. Assange\u2019s human rights, in particular the right to a fair trial and due process guarantees in this case,\u201d Bachelet told the press. \u201cMy office will continue to closely follow Assange\u2019s case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wikileaks Raises Hundreds of Thousands in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash<\/h2>\n

Wikileaks has supported cryptocurrencies and accepted bitcoin for donations since 2010. After Assange\u2019s arrest at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, cryptocurrency donations started to pour in<\/a> and they have continued to this very day. In the past four months alone, Wikileaks has raised 3.480 BTC worth $133,179<\/a> using today\u2019s bitcoin exchange rates. The Wikileaks BTC<\/a> has changed frequently over the last few years.<\/p>\n

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Data further shows that for roughly 24 months, Wikileaks has collected 228.16 BCH<\/a> worth close to $100K. Over the last four years, Wikileaks has collected 147.48 ETH<\/a> worth $145,647 using today\u2019s ether exchange rates. Of course, a large sum of the BTC<\/a>, BCH<\/a>, and ETH<\/a> donated was cashed out at much higher USD values than they are worth today. Furthermore, Wikileaks also accepts donations<\/a> in litecoin (LTC<\/a>), zcash (ZEC), and monero (XMR<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the UN human rights chief saying that the U.S. extraditing Assange could send a chilling blow to media freedom, whistleblowers, and investigative journalism? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 5,700 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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